The nilgai (blue bull), a fast proliferating herbivore and a menace to crops, may soon carry a cash reward on its head. The Akhilesh Yadav government is planning to give monetary incentive to anyone who shoots the animal.

The agriculture department and the forest department have
chalked out a plan.

"Anyone volunteering to kill a nilgai will get Rs. 500 or more," said agriculture minister Anand Singh.